Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes communicating using a selected signaling beam from a set of signaling beams, the selected signaling beam being selected based on a delay characteristic and a beam signaling characteristic of the signaling beams of the set of signaling beams. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a scheduling node for scheduling an uplink transmission from a wireless device to the scheduling node, which wireless device is connected to a Primary Cell, Pcell, of the scheduling node in a licensed or unlicensed frequency band, and wherein the wireless device is also connected to at least one Secondary Cell, SCell, in an unlicensed frequency band. The scheduling node determines at least one Listen Before Talk. LBT, parameter associated with an LBT procedure and informs the wireless device about the determined at least one LBT parameter in a scheduling grant of the uplink transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for operating wireless communication devices (e.g., User Equipments (UEs)) as initiating and responding devices in a Frame-Based Equipment (FBE) New Radio (NR) Unlicensed (NR-U) network are disclosed. The proposed methods allow operating the NR-U network as an FBE system in a flexible manner that supports a wide range of deployments not limited to the UE operating as a responding device. In some embodiments, methods to operate UEs as initiating and responding devices in a FBE-based NR-U network are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to multiple candidate starting points for a transmit burst in unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a radio access node for performing a transmit burst in an unlicensed spectrum comprises transmitting a transmit burst in an unlicensed spectrum, wherein the transmit burst spans multiple subframes/slots and the transmitting of the transmit burst starts at one of a plurality of candidate starting points defined in at least a first subframe/slot of the transmit burst that occurs after successful completion of a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure for the transmit burst. In this manner, a radio access node (e.g., an enhanced or evolved Node B (eNB) in Long Term Evolution (LTE)) has flexibility to transmit a downlink transmit burst starting at different starting positions based on LBT outcome.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to dynamically indicate a mixed numerology to the wireless device for implementation where the mixed numerology corresponds to a first numerology for a data channel and a second numerology for a control channel, the first numerology being different from the second numerology.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a receiving radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes communicating utilising data signaling based on a received control information message, the control information message scheduling multiple occurrences of data signaling, wherein communicating is based on extracting a code block group (CBG) setup for communicating based on the received control information message and/or a CBG configuration. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A mechanism for time domain resource allocation for downlink shared channel, in which the time domain resource is allocated according to CORESET configurations when SS/PBCH block and RMSI CORESET are multiplexed with Type 1, Type 2 or Type 3 pattern.

Abstract: Channel state determination is performed at a user equipment (UE) of a mobile network. The UE determines one or a plurality of time intervals that may be used for channel measurements, performs a plurality of signal power measurements associated each to one of the time intervals to be used for channel measurement and generates a channel state information as a function of the plurality of the signal power measurements. Information comprising an indication of a plurality of time intervals that may be used for received signal power measurements is generated and sent from an access node (eNB) to the UE. The eNB evaluates a measurement report, received from the UE, that comprises received signal power measurements associated each to one of the time intervals.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method is disclosed for operating a user equipment. The method comprises transmitting or receiving a transmission on at least one of the component carriers, wherein the at least one component carrier is associated with a slot duration that corresponds to a numerology of the component carrier. The transmitting or receiving on the at least one of the component carriers is based on a relation between a number of information bits on the at least one of the component carriers over one or more reference slot durations and a reference data rate.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a wireless signal Rk over all subcarriers allocated to the wireless device. The signal Rk comprises a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) on a subset of subcarriers allocated to the wireless device and the subset comprises at least one non-contiguous subcarrier. The method further comprises computing a de-inter-carrier interference (ICI) filter based on the PT-RS and a channel estimate using a convolutional matrix CR of the received signal Rk and applying the de-ICI filter to the received signal Rk to generate a de-ICI filtered signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for configuring a network node that communicates with a wireless device (WD) to use at least one of a single physical uplink shared channel or physical downlink shared channel (PXSCH) for a single transport block (TB) transmission that exceeds a single slot. The network node and WD may be further configured to transmit a single TB over multiple PXSCHs with one PXSCH for each slot. Initial transmission of one or more code blocks (CBs) or code block groups (CBG) of a TB may be indicated by the network node of WD with a start length indicator (SLIV). CBs transmitted in one or more PXSCHs may be grouped into one or more CBG groups by the network node or WD and repetition, multi-PUSCH scheduling and single TB transmission over multiple PUSCHs may also be used.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a receiving radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving first signaling, the first signaling covering at least one allocation unit carrying Demodulation Reference Signaling, DMRS. Receiving includes performing Inter Carrier Interference, ICI, suppression for the at least one allocation unit carrying DMRS based on received DMRS. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for adapting periodic configurations based on spatial relations are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes configuring multiple transmission resources or multiple sets of transmission occasions for a radio resource control configured periodic uplink transmission. The method further includes associating each configured uplink transmission received from the WD by the network node with a downlink reference signal, the downlink reference signal provided as a direct or indirect spatial relation reference for the uplink transmission.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for uplink polling for, e.g., New Radio (NR) in millimeter wave (mm-Wave) frequency bands. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to transmit a polling request, the polling request indicating a request for a wireless device's uplink buffer status; and as a result of the polling request, receive a polling response. In another embodiment, a wireless device (WD) is configured to receive a polling request, the polling request indicating a request for the WD's uplink buffer status; and as a result of the polling request, determine the WD's uplink buffer status.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for scheduling multiple transport blocks (TB) each over multiple slots using single downlink control information (DCI) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to configure downlink control information, DCI, for scheduling at least one transport block, TB, where at least one of the at least one TB is configured to span more than one slot, and indicate the DCI to the wireless device.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for a network node to communicate with a wireless device (WD). The network node and/or WD are configured to determine a transport block, TB, size based at least in part on a number of resource elements in a plurality of time slots; determine a segmentation of a transport block, TB, having the TB size, the segmentation producing a plurality of segmented code blocks, CBs; determine a channel coding for each of the plurality of segmented CBs, the channel coding producing a plurality of coded CBs; and one of transmit and receive the plurality of coded CB s over the plurality of time slots according to the determined segmentation and the determined channel coding.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network, the method including transmitting reference signaling based on a reference pilot sequence, the reference pilot sequence being one of a set of reference pilot sequences, at least one reference pilot sequence of the set being a subsequence of another reference pilot sequence of the set. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: An example method is performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, a control message allocating resources in a bandwidth part for a downlink transmission, the bandwidth part including unlicensed spectrum and being divided into a plurality of bandwidth pieces corresponding to bandwidth units over which listen-before-talk (LBT) is performed. The radio resources used for the downlink transmissions exclude (e.g., by puncturing or rate-matching around) one or more guard bands of a bandwidth piece that is sensed as free for transmission.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a user equipment, UE, is operable for multiple sub-carrier spacing values. The UE comprises memory operable to store instructions and processing circuitry operable to execute the instructions, whereby the UE is operable to determine one of a plurality of time-domain resource allocation tables based on first information received from a network node. The first information comprises a Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RNTI. The UE is operable to determine a time-domain resource allocated to the UE for transmission or reception of a wireless signal based on the determined one of the plurality of time-domain resource allocation tables and second information received from the network node. The second information comprises a time-domain resource allocation field value received in downlink control information, DCI. The UE is further operable to transmit or receive the wireless signal using the determined time-domain resource.

Abstract: A radio device receives control information from a node of the wireless communication network. The control information is used for controlling semi-persistent allocation of radio resources of an unlicensed frequency spectrum. Based on the control information, the radio device controls at least one UL radio transmission on the radio resources of the unlicensed frequency spectrum.